The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means ... is popular with both men and women, especially in summer. This lightweight, cotton robe was traditionally blue ...

An internatinally-acclaimed contemporary artist, Izumi Kato and Chiso in Kyoto, Japan. NAKAGYO-KU, KYOTO, JAPAN, May 16, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Founded in 1555 in Kyoto, Chiso celebrates its 470th ...

Sheila Cliffe, 60, teaches lessons on kimono culture at a university ... Cliffe was 24 when she first visited Japan on a trip during a summer vacation while at university and had a fateful ...

NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear ...

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TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- For more than 80 years, the Sekine Kimono Shop has sat in a corner of Tokyo's high-end fashion district -- surviving the Great Depression and World War II. But this latest ...

European designers are aware of this, but also find kimono fabrics difficult to work with, owing to the fact that their width is set at about a quarter of what they are accustomed to. “Europeans know ...